Comparison of Patient Centered Outcomes for People With Sickle Cell Disease in the Acute Care Setting

Completed

Conditions studied: Sickle Cell Disease

In brief

The Emergency Department has been the standard location where patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) go to seek care for the treatment of acute painful events. Vaso- Occlusive Crisis (VOC) is the most common complication of SCD, The purpose of this study is to compare patient centered outcomes for patients being treated for an uncomplicated VOC in Infusion Centers (IC) and Emergency Departments (ED) in four locations around the United States.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02411396

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

483

Starts

2015-04-01

Expected to finish

2018-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-06-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Confirmed Sickle Cell Disease patients who live within 60 miles of the study center or who already receive regular care at the participating centers.

You may not qualify if…

• Stable patients who have been on chronic transfusion therapy and have not had a painful episode within two years of enrollment.
• Patients who are pregnant.
• Patients who are unwilling or unable to sign consent.

Where it is running

• Our Lady of the Lake Hospital — Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
• Cleveland Medical Center at University Hospitals — Cleveland, Ohio, United States
• Medical College of Wisconsin, Blood Center — Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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